The Map Room

The Collins Maps blog reports the publication of the Helsinki Commission’s Atlas of the Baltic Sea (for which Collins produced the major maps). From the Commission’s press release:

Collected in a single publication, here is a wealth of interesting and useful information about the Baltic Sea, the environmental problems facing it and the solutions needed in order to restore its health. … This 192-page book features thematic chapters providing basic information on the physical characteristics of the Baltic Sea, human activities and associated pressures, status of the marine environment, as well as climate change. These sections of the Atlas are lavishly illustrated by thematic maps and diagrams and contain pictures and drawings which display complex environmental information in a simplified way. Additionally, the Atlas features a set of political, physical and maritime maps covering all the Baltic drainage area and the sea sub-basins, as well as city through-route maps and centre plans of major cities. The content has been designed to provide maps on scales that enable a wealth of details to be presented.

The book costs €25 and can be ordered from the Commission’s website.